Cursed To Be A Stepdaughter

Chapter 33

Ndabezinhle's pov:

I drove home after practice,it was late but I wanted to put in the extra work for my last game. Yes,I'm retiring from football,at only 26 years old. I received an injury early last year and it's been messing with my performance,I can't keep pulling the team down. I'm planning on taking over one or two of my dad's businesses because I'm not about to work a 9-5 with someone else determining how much I get paid. I was sleeping over because we had to take one car to the funeral tomorrow and it would be a waste of time to drive around from my apartment to here and from here to where the funeral will be held. There was rarely noise in the house because it was big,we wouldn't hear it anyways. Dad told me we're having dinner at 8. We rarely had dinner together anymore,this started after moms death but it got worse when we actually grew up and had our own interests.

I took a shower,thinking about how Sima is doing. She's probably having such a hard time. Lukhanyo is there I'm sure,at least they have each other. I sigh drying my body with a towel. I don't even want to think about this. I wear track pants and a vest after I lotion my body. I walk to the dining table with only my phone. It's already set,probably done by Ibenathi. Moms rules still apply when we sit here though,no phones on the dinner table.

"You stayed longer than usual" Ibenathi says as Musa and Nkosi sit down. I wouldn't say Ibenathi and I aren't close,she's just a quiet person.

"I just didn't want to think about some things" I respond to her and she nods. See what I mean? I like her like that though. She isn't forward like her brothers. After dad sat down we said grace and started eating

"So..." Nkosi says "I had a dream" we all look up at him. Nkosi is spiritually gifted so we take his dreams and visions really seriously

"What was it about?" dad asks him. He looks at me and Musa

"Uhm there was a little boy sitting on a rock,he was at dads home,in the rural areas,I approached him and asked him what he's doing in our yard. He then laughed and asked me how I'd forget that he's part of my family. I was confused because I'd never met him. He then ran into the kraal and started playing there" he explains and I'm really confused. Maybe one of dads siblings have kids that they don't know of. Probably uncle Bayanda,he's a machine that one.

"What do you think it means?" I ask Nkosi

"Someone is pregnant with a Sangweni baby" he says and I chuckle

"Probably uncle Bayanda" I say and dad laughs

"Yeah,he doesn't amaze me anymore" dad says. Nkosi shakes his head in disapproval

"The child called me uncle" he says again. There's silence for a while "so it isn't me,might be you or Musa"

"I'm a virgin haa" Musa says making us laugh. Musa and virgin in one sentence? That's a crime

"Ayi" dad looks at me "you could be uncle to your cousins babies hawu,maybe it's one of them"

"Yeah,I don't even have a girlfriend" I justify. Nkosi looks at me again

"Did you see Mila's belly?" he asks me. I chuckle

"That's crazy,that was only once"

"I thought you were smarter than that Ndabe" Ibenathi says

"I know,I know but we used protection"

"Which isn't a 100% safe" dad responds

"Ayi hawu,you guys just want to pin this on me,no. Besides I'm sure that-" I trail off before remembering that we had sex in the shower the next morning "shit!"

"What!?" dad asks

"I didn't pull out" I realize that I forgot to tell her to get the morning after pill. I hope she wasn't ovulating,oh my good lord.

"Pull out?" dad asks. Nothing is weird with this topic,my dad knows we do these things and we're comfortable with telling him things like that.

"Simamkele,the next morning,shower,I didn't pull out" I drink some water feeling my stress skyrocket

"There we have it then,it's Ndabe's child" Musa says happily. He's just happy that he doesn't have this stress

"But she just lost her child,how will she cope with having another one right after?" dad asks

"I've been telling Ndabe about these one night stands but he doesn't listen to me because he's Ndabe" Ibenathi says rolling her eyes

"Guys calm down,don't you think if she was pregnant she would tell me?kshuthi she isn't pregnant" I say raising a valid point

"I also wouldn't tell you if I was her" dad says and I roll my eyes while they laugh

"Or maybe she also doesn't know yet" Musa suggests

"Yho" I say. To say I was warned about one night stands is an understatement "this time Snothando will actually kill her"

"She's just being unfair on Sima" Ibenathi says

"In what way?" dad asks her

"She hasn't talked to Sima since the wedding but she disregarded Ndabe in this whole situation" she says

"I'm her sibling,she will always be on my side"

"No,that's not how it works,or maybe did Sima throw herself at you?"she asks again

"No she didn't,it was a mutual decision" I say

"Well that's what your sister said to Simamkele. She said she's acting desperate and I tried to make her see her wrongs but Snothando is Snothando" she says making us all keep quiet

"This is going to be a problem" dad says

"What if she wants to abort?" Musa asks looking at me

"She can't do that" I say

"She can" Nkosi says "Ndabe she's a Browns,she grew up in the States,around white people,people who don't acknowledge their ancestors. She doesn't know the consequences but all she knows is that she's taking away a life. So she may abort the baby if she wants to"

"It's my baby too though" I say and it's so crazy how we're debating about something we don't even know exists yet

"Yes but by law,that's her body and she gets the final decision,your input doesn't matter to them" Ibenathi says and I sigh

"Then Nkosi will have to help me convince her to not do it" I say

"You put yourself in this mess,why am I getting you out of it now?" he asks

"Eyi,goodnight everyone" I say standing up,I've lost my appetite. My heart is beating fast. I close the door after I enter. I take off my track pants and get into bed. I try calling Sima but her number sends me to voicemail. What will happen if she really is pregnant with my baby? Will she decide to keep it or abort it? I don't think I'd ever forgive her for aborting my child,no matter how unready we are for the task that's been handed to us